GENERIC CLASS AND GENERIC FUNCTIONS (TEMPLATE_CLASSES)
Generic class and Generic Function(template classes): Generic function: a) If the same functionality has to be performed for different data types - a template function can be created. b) The compiler creates different versions for different data types. e.g. template<class T> T Function_Template(T x, T y) { T z; z = x + y; return T; } The above function takes parameters of data type T and returns T. Generic class: a) Container classes[vector, list, etc] are examples of template classes. b) The compiler creates different versions for different data types. e.g. template<class T> class Template_Class { T x; T y; public: T Temp_Function(T x, T y); }; template<class T> T Template_Class::Temp_Function(T x, T y) { T z; z = x + y; return z; } Template_Class<int> T_int; Template_Class<float> T_float; Template_Class<char> T_char; Refer : Standard...